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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on Thursday. AFP via Getty Images/TNS

Comment & Opinion

May 9, 2025

Pope Leo offers hope to continue Francis’ leadership

The selection of Pope Leo XIV — the former Cardinal Robert Prevost — as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church has great potential to energize Catholics and non-Catholics as the new pontiff emerged with a message of building bridges and building on the foundation laid by his predecessor.

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